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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

as an ignorant country girl, and after
the first issue OF your paper appeared, |
implored my father to disguiao himsclf
and call OF you, Which rs you know, ne
did. Then l called on you, alld vas,
as | thought I would be, ~faYorably iIn-
pressed.
My last visit"
Eyes, your last VISIT said thc
editor.
"Wcll, you know about my lastyisit,"
looking down.
II must confess, Miss Wclkin, that
l don't know what to say. When i
kissed yon I thought you were 4 poor,
ignorant girl, and that J. ,ui,sht win
your l)ye, marry and educate yon.''
II am disappointed"
"Why ?n
because a bright picture lras bee,
blurrcd.n
"You said you loved mc.n
II dol worship you"
"And l loved you before father call
cd on YOU"
81 think quite enough has hcall saiyl, Il
remarked the Colonel, walking COM.
placcntly into the room. "lhis ~
Dora's first love affair, and I have LAG
no disposition to oppose her. anil furn-
inE to leave the room, lie added ,HDu
may marry rs soon us you ;lei3e y
think five u ten thousand dollals y.olld
improve your paper, young ,apu.
There, you needn't kiss me -liiy ,DulG
at present, Dora. ThaJ's }ight3.Kias
him."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
Sir Walter Scott ut sci

Sir Walter Scott, when ne wa3n boy,
had Il hard time getting to thc head OF
his class. lie could get W neXt TO tho
head, but the lad above him was too
good q scholarto pass. Scots, howcye
kept his eyes open, and olic day ha no.
ticcd that the lad, whom rccitinG, sent
tugging at u certain button on his
jacket. This he soon saw was 4 habit,
SO Walter quietly cut oil the button
when his classmate was not looking.
At the next recitation, Tie boy, I'M
aware Of his loss, put his tiigcr Wl,cte
tho button had been, missed IL, l)e,all1
confused and broke down.
Young Scott took the head ot lilo
class and kept it. No doubt tic great
writer aftcrward regretted ;ne trick
for trick it was, and very unfair.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

MlioDauiJ ,io uoC,, loI t..G.C .l,C no
doubt many small farmers, with whom
l. am not acquainted, living neal here"
When the girl came for the next
issue Of the paper, she burst into the
Office and exclaimed /:
ooh, Mister Man, yer last paper was
splendid. Pap flowed that ho never
seen Il better one"
ut was all due TO you, little girl.n
"To me ?n looking up earnestly.
Eyes, for no one else could have in
ilucnced lnc To change a plan which had
fully matured III my mind"
"What made yer do SO much fur
me ?n
The old printer was not III tic onicc.
The editor and tic beautiful girl had
no listeners.
Because" he said, taking her hand;
because l love you--lovcd you the mo-
mcnt l saw you. / know that you arc
u%ncducated, bit loved you with a
glow OF love that no learning could
have created"
lie kissed licr, and leaving Il tear on
Ills cheek, she vanished like IL ray Of
light when the blind is suddenly drawn.
Standing under the tree, where her veil
had been left, she turned, and pointing
to q large house, whose tall roof appear
cd among the tree tops, said, in Il voice
that thrilled the editor:
II live over there. You may come
and see me-"
MI. Anderson Pickley was puzzled.
1Io sat down and unused over tho mys-
terious performance. IIer last words.
spoken in Il voice changed to most musi-
np1 Cypoof,aco fnt1o1 ~ cIo,,
which had so troubled the newspaper
man. II shall go over there immedi-
atcly, for III be hanged IL | can afford
to neglect my paper and worry my
brain. with turning this fifteen puzzle
round and round"
After giving a few touches to his
toilet, and arranging as best he could
his o very elaborate wardrobe, lie
walked over to the tall house. lie ask
ed u negro if Mr.. Hccklin lived there,
and the negro replied
"Doan know nuthin' bout NO Mr..
IIccklin. Dis hcah's wllar Col. Wei
kin libcs. Yandcr's dc Colonel OH dc
poach, sab"
More mystery, and tho editor would
have turned back, but u CHEEKY voice
called
"COmc in.'
Tho editor went in. A dignifed old
gentleman came forward with q hearty
laugh.
"NIr. Pickloy," ho said, "you must
excuse my little deception. My name
is Wolkin. All here's Dora. She will
explain"
An elegantly dressed young lady, the
girl who had como after her fathers
paper, appeared, bowed gracefully, and
said /:
"Come into tho parlor."
Seated in an elegantly furnished
apartment, tho editor, still bewildored,
looked around. !
"Of course you are astonished, and ]
must first tell you what q peculiar girl
! am before you will excuse tho freak,
which has no doubt caused you some
p%crplexlty. | saw you shortly after
your arrival, and longed to make your
acquaintance. I wanted to know YOU
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
NEGRoISs
Material Progress Madc 1851 RUIrt
scntatiycs or the CoIorcp I&aCe.

John w. Cromwell, Il negro Journal
ist III Philadelphia, has computed III XXI
hibition Of the business condition. Qt his
races in America.
The Carolinas take 5hc lead I'D tla
number Of wealthy negroes. Marlls
Carolina has twenty who are Nti3i
from $40, 900 to $50, 900 each. III 3oUji,
Carolina the negroes w $4,000, )aJ
worth Of property. In Chal lGSLun foli-
tccn men represent $4,000 on irlts.
r.. Smalls is worth $4,000, ana .,lhAs.
G.. Leslie is worth $4,000. trliG faIniig
OF Noisettcs, truck farmers, arc worlll
$3.50, 1000.
In the city saving banks tlia liegtQcf
have S124, o35. IS OH deposit. ono mar.
has over $1,000. lie rccclitiy poUght
Il $10,0 900 plantation and paiG 81, 900 i.l
cash.
In Philadelphia, John Mckee BIZ
worth half u million. lie CWna ro,U.
hundred houses, Several axe Worth
St00, 00U.
The negroes Of New York own flom
four to six million dollars worth oft
real estate. =. a. White, u whopm3l6
druggist, is worth a quartz OF h lniA
lion, and has an annual lusiD ss OF
$500, 900. Catllarinc Black u; north
SI5o,0oo.
In New Jersey tho negroes 3wn q,
100000 of real estate. Baltimore ris
moro rcwrc hcmn-nwnnrs '',n" t,
otter lNtgg city.
W0itlr ,ptal OF $500 .Gl1 IaiT3 llGH as
SIG W45lQucst, is Wt,Qll AIljul : J,-
900, l tlill lU9 .lea t3 IN rs
.itiEUtN UrN * artl Il Nottl(N fEl .40itNN9.
Vii oui iNtlt tie ncgio my ta, q
pl l,0Qitl "a MCW tlrLo .i
l,iL8lll30 i'll tllt ST ic. Uul
a French qualroon, is worth $1,000, 0i4
The Morccr Brothers, clothicts, .cl
a stock Of $780, 900. Missouri Is
twenty-scvcn citizens worth = tiilN)n
dollars in amount ranging fDIn $.?Gl,.
900 to $3.50, 600.
Tho richest colorcd woman lf tte
South is Amanda Eubanlls, made 50 ly
tho will Of her white father SliD 8
worth $500, 900, and lives near Au{ustt,
Ga. Chicago, the home Of ls,UtU p1l-
ored people, has thrco colorc1 ilils in
business, whose proprietor lcI aSoul
$1,000 each, one $4,000 an mi So,
600. A. j. Scott has $35,C44 stetl
III The livery business, an Il Svortlt
100000, including IL wcll-st lr(cl taril
in Michigan. Mcssrs. John Jon AMI
Richard Grant are worth $4,000 cocIi,
a. G. White, Of st. Louis, fctlaerly
purvcyor TO The Anchor line % Galrr
crs, after financial rcycrscs, has, since
The age Of forty-livc, retrieved rs ~
tunes and accumulated $4,000. Nirs.
M. Carpenter, Il San FranciSco oiDrt !
woman, has II bank account OF $40, 900.
and Mrs. Mary Pleasant ha AZ licoil )
from eight houses in San ilanctycO Il
ranch near San Mate0, ahd $luU. COON
Government bonds. In Ai1rysV5l III,
Cal, twelve individuals are the ort1ars
Of ranches valued in aggre.atc Az from
$4,000 to $50, 000. One ~ Diem,
Mrs. Peggy Brcdan, has besides hiui8
account of $4,000.
These statistics show that tic 2fptnor
in black is making Some Lead ID
the world. lie Is learning 60 .otn nit
own skillet"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

editor, s'but, my stars. how ignorant.
A father who would not send u child to
school, and especially such q Child rs
this, is unworthy Of respect"
"That's what he is" said the old
printer.
"Tell you what 1 am half inclined to
do-Writc something that i think will
interest that girl. The older people Of
this community have gone beyond re-
call, but tho young Gun be gradually
led into q desire to know something"
"Tllat's what they CAM replied the
old printer.
can old man might argue for years
with me, and L would not yield an inch;
but when Il beautiful girl, with sunny
eyes, II spring-timc mouth, and II min
gled complexion Of lily and rose, inno-
Gently drops IL hint, why, it has effect"
"rhat's what it docs,'' agreed the
old printer.
Snow, wouldn't you really advise
me to drop tho heavy books Of logic,
and, for the sake Of the young girl, il
for no IL else, take up tho breezy vol
ullo OF every day events ~
"That's what / would" acquiesced
the old printer.
Mr.. Anderson Pickley thanked the
old man for his kind cooperation, and
mentally vowed that il to be light meant
success, the doors Of prosperity. if not
Of fame, should open unto him. lie
went out among the people and collect
cd little bits Of their affairs, and inter
viewed Il prominent citizen concerning
the crop prospects and the likelihood Of
increased trade. Tho next issue Of tho
Guardian was fcathery in its lightness,
and IL humorous article Which it CON
tanned, 4 joke OH Il young man, who,
while walking with IL young lady, fell
Off ii foot-iog into tho creek, amused
tho people greatly, and the minister,
who it is to bo hoped, know moro Cos
pei than grammar, declared that it
mighty nigh tickled him to death, it
WAS SO powerful funny"
When the girl cano to the Office
again, the cditor:ol d licr that she would
find i great change in tho paper, not on
account Of what her father had said,
but solely due to her visit. Sllo SEEM
cd to be highly pleased, although sho
bluslled in such radiance that tho editor
could not refrain from gazing at her i'll
fixed admiration.
"You can read, l SUPPOSE said Mr..
Picklcy.
VII, yes, lut WCnC CCr SCnOO 1ur
five months"
"That was Il very short time, my
little lady"
II thought it was a mighty long time,
fur tho teacher he wouldn't lot mo cat
lessen the school want tuck in. Unjust
go. Good-byc,n and as she tripped
away tho editor saw her cover her face
with u heavy veil which she caught up
from under q tree.
"A most remarkable crcaturc," he
unused, but SO very ignorant. L am
half in love with her, and il it woro not
for her lack of education, l do believe
That | should eventually propose to her.
Slo could DO taught, and then she
would atorn any home"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

II a man Is right, he can't DO too
radical; If wrong, he can't BE- 700 con.
Soryatlve.
The heart gets weary, but never gets
old.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

.tLN'' ~ 'N'NN r'. Ht'H fHf. ItfrhNAN tsNL AlIINb
lls eAc Wien Gji t,itsa litNSf
OWL tbaugEta s.Us ,lW Wdll ai lia hWll
AMBITIOUS Ycn, ilc aol,ul jG,I SEQ ltl}
tbia fdlAi II doors of0ftUlGNlu},d 4et lc
.lii.le,Dulc}S #lin.pWn sOlen5 tG MIN, ls
&I@onGllsS. sa Un. ne lillt pi t(ia
pclrs Mrs Bat rs HNtttey IQfl titue Jha
pllii,ti, ali Uiu leiioM niio llau tIaYeIs.
ed much country, and had worked for
many ambitious men, agreed with
Anderson Picklcy, giving him numcr-
u instances Of sudden reputation and
easily acquired wealth.
snow, anybody" said the lattcrcd
editor, "can write these light stories
and make people laugh; but earnest
thought and honest expression are what
the world needs. Take, for instance,
this article on Blackstone. [ warrant
you that these people know nothing Of
that great mans history"
"They never heard Of him,n replied
the printer.
You arc right. Don't know that
such u man ever lived. Haven't had
an opportunity to learn but now, find
ing that they have been given an actual
piece Of information, they will thirst
for more, and thus increase the demand
for my paper"
Old man lIecklin, who lived near the
village, entered and said
".I.ook here, | got your paper this
mornin', expectin' ter find some news /;
but yer have filled it up with Il long
artickle what yer'd halter pay mo ter
rcad.n 4
"Wlly, my dear sir" replied the
editor, that is q critical examination
of Blackstone"
II don't kere Of it's a Examination o.
y milestone, I don't want to read it. L
signed fur yer paper an paid the money,
but eff that's the way ycr're goin' to
carry on, gimme mo my money am take
yer ole paper" and the old man drew
out q copy Of the great journal and
threw it on the table. Tho editor could
not, just at that time, refund the
money, but he would remember tho
amount and pay it when an opportunity
presented itself. The old man, not al
together satisfied, withdrew, and the
editor, turning to tho printer said:
''Ilat old fellow is a crank. If lie
desires to 60 on in his career Of ignor-
alce. all right"
''lIe don't amount to anything" re-
piled the printer, taking up Il handful
Of type. striking it on tho stone and
luOSCCNihS W I'D lpuCC ~ Ill a. Ui(tIcICu
old case.
"Nyhat article is that you arc tear
ting down ?'
"Blackstone."
eli is Il pity to tear anything down
SO soon, but go ahead. Come in" as
some one raped tinlidly on tho door.
a wonderfully bright girl, in homc-spun
dress and naturc-spun hair, entered.
"NIy pap was hero jos now" she
said, cam wanted you to stop the paper.
| havo begged him not to, for thar
mout DO something in 1t after awhile.
lie lowed that l mout do as l pleased,
an l wanted yer ter send it on" Z
GLOW can such lips be SO ungram-
NAUTICAL ?" unused the editor, and then,
with q manner embodying all Of tho
courtesy which no could summon, ho
brought q chair for the girl, and beg
gcd her to sit down. Pap tole mo tor
toll yer not to say anything in yer paper
bout his comin' here, an not tor send
his paper through the p~ost-offico, fur
I'll como after It every week. Good
bye,'' and tho bewitching smile van
Bhed.
"What o beautiful girl" said the
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
a Bridge of Living ifish.

a traveller who has recently returned
from q trip through Britislt Colombia
says that one day last November Il was,
possible to lay boards on tOl, Of 1iG fish
in q small stream which, cinpties into
Tho Fraser and pass over, us on a living
pontoon bridge, to tho opposite bank.
The fish had been driven into The stream
by the back-water Of th8 Eraser and
were packed together like aarfiil,rs III
q can.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
HAT RIGHT.

Mr.. Anderson Picklcy, after failing
in the law, and subsequently making
ali assignment us Il merchant, went to u
small town and bought the Journalistic
outfit Of Il weekly paper. lie was salts
fled that he had been called to perform
the work Of an editor, especially rs lie
was rather a dull boy ut school, but
more especially rs his father had often
said Anderson, l shall never be sur
priscd to hear that you have starved to
dcatll.n
This declaration would have brought
the shadows Of Encouragement to any
young MAJ except one designed for
newspaper work, and rs Anderson felt
no depression, he knew ut once the
character Of his llfe's performance,
though lie yielded to persuasion and
went into other business.
At last he had settled down to the
production Of newspaper literature.
The greasy old hand-press was to him a
thing Of beauty, though any ono could
have told him that it would not be Il
JOY forever.
The first issue Of the Gudat7ian under
his administration, contained an cX-
laustiye review Of Blackstonc's works,
with footnotes complimentary to Gritty,
All editorial OH national politics, Il local
notice commencing Collins as tho lead
ing merchant Of the town, and Il latter
ing personal mention Of uncle Andrew
Boyd, who had come in with II few
chickens, which lie exchanged for plug
tNlnoro SNUFF md moInccns Nv AM
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02
MONDAY MORNING, MAY ..

We "a noI read anonymous letters and comn.u-
,t;aions. The name and address of the writer
at- all eases Indispensable, not necessarily for
pun. cation ut rs 4 guarantee Of good Isith.
We csnnot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02
CURRENT OMMENT.
POSSIBILITIES.
BOSTON Record.

The absorption by the Boston s. Maine
Railroad of the New Hampshire system
means a good deal in the politics of that
State. 1t means in the first place big fight
in the Legislature next June with the Com
cord Railroad, the employment Of big lob
by and the general decentralization Of the
legislature. This is only one of tile results
that always follow big railroad contest at
Concord. 1t means great deal more than
that. The men who represent the Boston g.
Maine Railroad interests in New Hamp-
shire are Frank Jones. Charles A.
Sinclair and A. w. Sulloway. All
of them happen to be Democrats and
If they should choose, after the Boston
& Maine gets control of these New Hamp-
shire roads to use the immense power thus
gained politically, it will make very great
difference in certain cases in the results of
the elections in that State. Indeed, with
that accomplished Frank Jones will be in
every respect the most powerful man in New
Hampshire politics, and considering the
narrow margin by which the Republicans
have elected their ticket lately this suggests
a good many political possibilities. Frank
Jones may come up for Senator in 1889, and
If he does he win give the Republicans a
pretty close call unless they are on the look
ont
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02

But one newspaper man, and he was not
regular in the business, has been involved
in the Legislative scandal over the division
of the Massachusetts town of Beverly.
Newspaper men are generally honest though
nnnr
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02

Either DIR. McGlynn is giving utterance to
great deal Of nonsense or some of the
papers are lying about him.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02
To Vessel Owners.

TAiHE Port Clyde Marine Railway has been thol,
u Oughly rebuilt and is now IN READINESS "
take out all vessels in need Of repairs. All Wolk
dispatched quickly and satisfaction guaranteeu-
Address, u w. STIAlPS0N, JR.,
decIedtg Port Clyde, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02
Constitutional Catarrh.

No single disease has entailed more suffering or
fastened the breaking up of the constitution than
Catarrh. The sense of SMELL of taste, of sight, of
hearing, the human voice, the mind ,-one ormore,
and sometimes ALL yield to its destructive influ-
snce. The poison it distributes throughout the
system attacks every vital force, and breaks up
the most robust of constitutions. Ignored, be-
cause but little understood, by most physicians
impotently assailed by quacks and charlatans
those suffering from it have little hope to be re-
leved of ii this side of the grave. It's time then
that the popular treatment of this terrible disease
by remedies within the reach of all passed into
hands at once competent and trustworthy. The
new and hitherto untried method adopted by DR..
Sanford in the preparation of his RADICAL CURE
has won the hearty approval of thousands. 1t is
instantaneous IN aording relief in all head colds,
sneezing, snuffiing and 0bstructed breathing, and
rapidly removes the most oppressive symptoms,
clearing the head, sweetening the breath, restor-
ing the senses of smell, taste and hearing, and
neutraliZing the constitutional tendency of the
disease towards the lungs, liver and kidneys.
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bot
tie OF the RADICAL CURE, one box CATARRHAL
SOLVENT and an IMPROVED INHALER; price, 81.
POTTER DRUG g. CHEMICAL. Co., BOSTON,
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02

Appointment Clerk Hassler of the Interi-
or department is credited with the assertion
that since Mr.. Cleveland has been in Office
not one of the persons appointed by him has
been found deficient or in any way brought
scandal upon the administration. Mr.. Has
sler's memory is strangely at fault, Attor-
ney General Garland has certainly brought
scandal upon the administration, and great
deal of il. too.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02

Not one American steamer weighed an
Choir in port Of the Argentine Republic last
year while an average of an English steam
er day arrived at the single port of Buenos
Ayres. The Marine Journal says that there
is not so much as the exchange of postal
card between the United States and the Ar
gentine Republic on one day in three hun
bred and sixty-fye, unless we pay British
steamer to deliver it, and then the paste
board has to 60 by way of Liverpool. Every
port of any Importance, either on the Allan
tic or Mediterranean, has direct and regular
steamphip communication with the city of
lSuenos Ayres and Montevideo, the capital
Of Uruguay. 1t has been the policy of Euro
pean nations to encourage their trade with
South America by taking measures to ensure
certain and adequate communication and
transportation to that continent With us
the desirability of the trade has been long
admitted; the ACCESSIBILITY of taking means
to secure it is strangely unadmitted.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02
The Knights and The Catholic
Church.

inc NntRnIS ana Inc CdInOtC
Church.
Cardinal Manning, primate of the Roman
Catholic Church of England, has written
defence Of organized labor, in which he goes
a step farther than has the Catholic Church
of America in approval of the Knights of
Labor. Towards the end of the last centu-
ry," the Cardinal says, "the doctrines of po-
litical economy, under the plea of free con-
tract, broke up the old relations between the
employer and the employed, and the conflict
between capital and labor then became per-
petual. The power of capital is all but ire
sistible, for the poor must labor for the bread
Of life. Hunger lays the necessity upon
them of laboring for the sake of their homes
and themselves. When the law ceased to in
teryene, organizations for mutual defence
straightway arose. The Knights of La
Dor and the British trades unions repre-
sent the rights Of labor and the rights of as
ISOLATION for its defence. The conflict be-
tween capital and labor is most unequal The
freedom of contract on which political econo-
my glorifies itself hardly exists. 1t is surely
the Church's office to protect the poor and
to protect their labor which has built up the
human commonwealth" Cardinal Manning
undoubtedly goes farther in his approval of
organized labor than any of his associates in
America would care to go. This is not nee
essarily because he is more sanguine or more
reckless than they, but because the condi-
ton of organized labor is considerably diff
ferent in England from what 1t is in Ameri-
ca. The British Trades Unions have passed
through the tumultuous periods when they
were asserting their independence. They have
learned their own points of strength OF
weakness and the points of weakness and
strength Of capital. They are doing much
by Libraries and lectures. by insurance and
mutual aid, to educate and protect their in
dIyidual members, not only from the
expressions of capital. but from the
evil tendencies Of humanity In America,
on the other hand organized labor has
hardly ceased as yet, to mean war
upon capital. The Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers is notable example of
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-02

an organization that has, like the British
Trades Union, passed through its early trials
to state of higher usefulness. But the
knights of Labor are still in transitional
state. To large proportion organization
means merely preparation to fight capital by
ftful assaults, not fertilization and stable
bulwark against the impositions of capital.
If the Knights of Labor pass successfully
through the ordeal of transformation, the
hearty approval which Cardinal Manning
gives them will undoubtedly be repeated by
by primates on this side of the Atlantic, very
likely by Cardinal Taschereau himself.